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February Revolution

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noun

  1. another name for the Russian Revolution

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He offers pungent portraits of short-lived political figures he encountered, such as Alexander Kerensky and other leaders of the February Revolution, which preceded the Bolshevik takeover in October 1917.

From Washington Post • Feb. 10, 2023

The end of the tsarist government began with the February Revolution in 1917.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

An attempted counter-revolution led by Soviet hardliners failed in the face of mass protest in Moscow, and the first free elections since the February Revolution of 1917 were held in Russia.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2020

During the February Revolution he was a member of the Petrograd Military Revolutionary Committee and collaborated with Lenin and Stalin.

From Time Magazine Archive

But the February Revolution which prevented that finally destroyed the army built on a monarchist basis, precisely because it was a revolution.

From Dictatorship vs. Democracy (Terrorism and Communism) by Trotzky, Leon Davidovich